Instant messaging has been around for a long time, and while it's changed a lot since the early days in the 90's, its still one of the most popular methods for communicating. Why? This infographic provides some insight into what instant messaging apps are popular worldwide; who uses them and how … [Read more...]

I first started using Instagram in November 2010, and it's one of my favorite photo apps. The fact that it's on my iPhone home screen is a testament to it's draw. The clever filters designed to make photos look old-timey draw the ire of many photographers, but people love'em.
One of the … [Read more...]

Changing your Facebook relationship status can shake up your social graph, sometimes with regrettable results. Consider Kyle, who recently announced that he is now "...in a relationship." And read the ensuing comments.
Poor Kyle. Imagine the excitement he felt as he made the bold leap and … [Read more...]

Facebook and Twitter are both hugely popular social networks. Twitter has over 100 millions users, and Facebook over 500 million, and both show no signs of slowing down their phenomenal growth.
DigitalSurgeons did some digging and put together this great infographic that breaks down the 2010 … [Read more...]

Digsby, the multi-network IM and social media tool has been updated with tighter Facebook integration and added support for MySpace IM. This is good, but the really great news is that dotSyntax has also removed the confusion mess of crapware nags from their installer.
The new installer now gives … [Read more...]

Truth, as they say, is stranger than fiction. Facebook has produced an app that will automatically send Facebook Page updates to Twitter, allowing businesses, organizations, bands -- anyone with a Facebook Page -- to have posts automatically generate a tweet to their Twitter followers. The details … [Read more...]

Today dotSyntax announced that their popular multi-network desktop application Digsby has surpassed a major milestone: 1 million users. The desktop client integrates instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging and email into a single desktop client, making it an attractive choice for people … [Read more...]

Microsoft has released a free Facebook application that gives Windows Mobile 6 users a way to stay connected on the popular social network.
MobilityMinded has a great walkthrough of all the features, with screens.
The only glaring omissions from this app are the lack of Facebook chat and the … [Read more...]

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